CM Punk: If WWE Was The Way It Is Now, I Would Have Never Have Left Ten Years Ago

CM Punk comments on toeing the company line.

In November of last year, CM Punk would make is shocking return to WWE at Survivor Series. Now, Punk is set to face off with bitter rival Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam next weekend.

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While speaking to Ringside Collectibles at San Diego Comic Con, Punk was asked about the difference between WWE now and when he walked out of the company in 2014.

"Yeah, absolutely. To, to a point where I almost don't like talking about it because everyone thinks I'm just like toeing the company line, you know, but I know if this place is the way it was now, I wouldn't have left 10 years ago. This is the most basic way I can explain it. Really exciting."

On the July 29th edition of Monday Night RAW, special guest referee Seth Rollins will lay down the rules for Punk's match with Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam.

In another recent interview, Punk discussed how Vince McMahon's WWE exit resulted in him returning to WWE. You can read more about that here.

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